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Apr 23 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
#WorldImmunizationWeek starts today. Play this quiz and test your knowledge about vaccines 👇

Q1: For which virus was the first vaccine successfully created?

#LongLifeForAll
Q2: When was the first vaccine successfully administered?

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Q3: Vaccines currently protect against how many life-threatening diseases?

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Q4: By what percentage have #polio cases declined since 1988?

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Q5: Between 2000-2020 #measles deaths declined by what percentage?

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Q6: The vaccine for hepatitis B (three doses) provides what percentage of protection?

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Q7: What is the vaccine that protects against viruses that cause 70% of #cervicalcancer cases?

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Q8: Not counting #COVID19, how many deaths per year does immunization currently prevent?

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Q9: How many children were estimated to have missed out on basic vaccines in 2020?

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